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The Dickinson press., 1887-07-02
STAGE LIFE.

RIOS" Coshlm has cleared $lo.uo thus far
the present season.
L. I. l;arlnm is uiotc,l lis saving that he
will! iiv" tn he loo years old.
John Gilbert, the actor, is IL years of nye
and has been on the stage ifty-ninc years.
Lieut.. Powell, of the United States signal
corps, has resigned TO go OH the concert stage.
They say that Digby Bell was so dissatisfied
with his own performance the first night Of
"Ruddyg"re" that lie actually cried with vex-
alton.
William Gill, author of Dixpy's "A,lonis,"
and Bob Frazer are writing IL new burlcsuue
fairy trick pa%ntoniine called "Thc Spider and
the Fly"
Jack ID. st. Maur, well known both MS
journalist and theatrical manager, is in the
advanced OF the Patti company III the capacity
of press agent.
The production of "Walda Lamar" at tho
Lyceum theatre, New York, by Miss Dauvray
and her company, is Interesting because of its
employment of the SONS of famou actors
Alexander Salvini and +. A.. Sothr.n.
The Amherst college senate have voted to
allow The seniolsto present Il play next term,
and their action has been ratified 10y the prcsi.
dent. "The Private Secretary" will he givei;
on the Friday before commencement. Tho
parts will Ike assigned by competitive 1ria;
now in progress.
slrs. Noah, The once famous actress, is still
living in Rochester, n. ", in her snth year.
anil has promised to play Lady Macbeth al
Il benefit in June. She says she has not looked
III Il glass for three years. and never will, be
callSN She does not HItut To die of FRIGHT "a.
tue Increasing evidence al old ago.
The Dickinson press., 1887-07-02
BASEBALL MATTERS.

1t is q question whether Carruthcrs or
Fontz is the most pulling pitcher.
indianapolis is to have n pet goat OH their
grounds this season to act as their mascot.
1t will be known as George.
Doschcr aud McQuaid have been selected to
umpire the worlds championship series of
games between the Chicagos and st. Louis
Browns.
Kansas City accepted $4,000 for its fran
chise and players. The Cowboys have a
franchise for the Western league, and will Or
ganize Il new club.
The Athletics want Corkhill, tho New
Works Mccormick, the Bostons Paul Hines,
and there is an aching void to be continued
for Glasscock and Denny.
1t is said that Hewitt, of Washington, Of
fercd $4,000 for the release of Glasscock md
Denny, and that Day, of the New Works, Of
fered nearly that much for Denny alone.
With as many catchels rs Boston has, it is
doubtful if OTiourke will get a chance to
show his ability rs n back stop; but if he
does, Manager Spencer says he will make Il
record for himself.
Doschrr. wl,p was reinstated by the league
some time, and subsequently appointed al
umpire, may he seen OH the diamond as q
player before many seasons. 1t is thought
that he will get himself in good condition thi
season and enter the arena next year.
The Dickinson press., 1887-07-02
SOME BRIGHT CHILDREN.

There is something i'll this little fellow l
like" said an apprcciativc visitor to a young
hopeful he was trotting Oh his knees. Say,
now,' said tho boy, "how did you know l
had swallowed n charlottesville Courier
| Journal.
Hattie was lamenting because her baby
sister was not a little boy: hut one day she
came to her mother with n hopeful face and
said, cheerily: swell, mamma, like as not
baby sister will he n boy wien no grows up;
don't you think so!'-Dctroit Free Press.
Robbie was very fond Of a young lady who
was making his grandma n visit. One day
he said to hrr: "Wl.cn l get Ing I shall marry
You His sister, two years his senior, im1ne-
diately interposcd: "No, Robbie; l shall
marry her; but if l die, then you can have
hc!.-Shoe and Leather Reporter.
The latpst story about little Master Stuart
Crane, the precocious D ycar-old son of Will
liam III. Crane, tho comedian, is to the effect
TINT as the sweet Child was sitting i'll his
mothers lap the other evening lie broke out
with the question:: Mamma, unit tho stars
Just Tic tacks i'll the carpet of IIcavcn!'
"A little girl living on Motion street asked
her aunt the OTHER day what was the other
maine for Niagara Falls. Her aunt said there
Was no other that she knew of. Oh, yes there
is replied the little girl, "for 1 know a little
girl who has one on her eye" She meant a
cataract. Montgomery (Ala.) Advertiser.
y i-ycar-old, who is about to give II
birthday party, has sent out richly mounted
invitations reading in this way: My mother
wants I" know if your mother will let you
come to my party" Here is ono OF the an
swcrs, written by n little girl: My mother
toll me TO ask You to tell your mother 1 can
c"ne to your party."-West Chester PAL
Republican.
y Boston correspondent heard a good o.
caSional story the other evening ut the dinner
of the Association of Life Underwriters. MIR.
James I. Phelps, the newly elected president,
related that his small son said to him at
breakfast: Papa, what makes you so
solemn: What is the matt"r!' Oh" WAS
til" answer, a have got to cngincrr1hat under
writers dinner Tonight, and il ln,hvrs ne"
"Faia, inquired the infant, with The terrible
seriousness peculiar to his age. what does
III" engineer of Il dinner do. Does he turn on
t'ia ciauEs:"
The Dickinson press., 1887-07-02
Points in Potato Culture.

In II discussion as to the hest manure
for white potatoes at the recent annual
meeting of the New Jersey Horticultural
society, the majority of the members cX-
pressed themselves as decidedly in favor
of chemical fertilizers. The opinion very
generally prevailed that stable manure
does not produce tubers of good quality.
Potato rot was also considered. One MEM
Der said that the sulphlric acid in chemi-
cal fertilizers acts as Il partial preventive
to rot. Another member advised sulphatc
of iron (coppcrasl as Il remedy for rot.
The opinion was also expressed that
commercial fertilizers produce about as
good results in sweet potato culture us
does stable manure. Shallow blowing, it
was agreed, makes short, thick tubcrs,
while deep tillage results in long, slender
ones. The ''kentucky rcd' was pro-
nounced Il very promising variety of sweet
potato.
The Dickinson press., 1887-07-02

gestcl that there be catch pool to receive
the sediment and waste from the drains,
which is half as valuable as manure.
There ought always to be the same ar
rangclnent i'll front of the drain to stop
the floating particles from drifting into it
and clossing it up when the water is high.
The drain must be kept open at tho end
and the tile kept free throughout in order
to obtain full benefit from the same.
AS regards the cost of laying tile drains,
Mr.. Gregory's experience led him to be-
licNe that if one gets down to hard pan
the cost is about the same rs it is for
Itching upland. For ditching low land
tmeadow land) the cost need not he more
than twenty-five cents per rod; this, in
fact, is u standing price:
The Dickinson press., 1887-07-02
Cultivation of Corn.

Director IaZcnby, in IL bulletin issued
from the Ohio experiment station, says
that the results of the station experiments
for the past two years prove beyond IL
doubt that the yield of corn is frequently
lesscncd by the too frequent and improper
use of the cllltivator, but rightly used its
value is almost beyond computation. In
the capacity of IL root primer i. often
works serious harm, and deep cultivation
of growing corn should only Ike praciiccd
within certain limits and performed with
care and judgment. 1t is probable that
root pruning is only salutary where there
is an abundance of moisture in the soil.
In times of drought he believes no practice
can work greater injury, and that with
corn. as with many other crops, deep cult
IRE should come before planting rather
than after. The after cultivation should
be more and more shallow as the corn ill.,
crrlSpS in size.
The Dickinson press., 1887-07-02
rcst rutrer and Milk Cows.

The Holstein cow Clothilde won the
prize offered at the late dairy show for the
cow producing the most butter in twenty
four consecutive hours. From her milk
was made two pounds seven and a half
ounces. Seven Jerseys, six Holstcins and
two Gucrnscys were entered. Their records
We're not made public. The prize was $3.50,
to which was added a silver mounted horn
cup worth 800. The IIolstcin-I'ricsian
association doubled the prize, making it
$500.
The lTolstein Lady Fay won the prize
for producing The largest quantity of milk
in twenty FOUR l.o,rs. There We're eight
entrivs-ulc Jersey and seven IIolstcins.
The milk produced 10y Lady Fay was
siNty-livc pounds thirteen and IL half
ounces in twcnty-four hours.
The Dickinson press., 1887-07-02
FARM AND GARDEN.
A CONVENIENT IMPLEMENT FOR USE
IN THE APlARY.

Description of the Various Forms of
Eli.ht-Trca:mcnt Advised by Barry
and D"wnins-Iicms About the Recent
Dairy show.
The big dairy and butter show held re-
Gently in the heart of New York city
proved !; success. 1t has been estimated
that during the five days of the show
over 10000 people visited it. While
there WAS IL fair exhibit of dairy implc-
mcnts and products, the main feature of
the show was the large number of choice
animals selected for exhibition from
the best herds of improved breeds in the
country. Five hundred cattle were OK
hibitcl, representing in dollars and cents
81 100000. Nearly one-half of these were
Jerseys.
The famous old Jersey Eurotas was the
center of attraction among the Jerseys.
Her fame came, it will he remembered,
with AN astonishing butter test that lasted
through the year. She gave NS pounds
and one ounce of butter in eleven months
and six days and had IL fine calf within
the year. This performance has only re.
Gently been rivlled.
The Dickinson press., 1887-07-02

a StpNELll IN fl!pN i.ltS.
Lovers of flowers will read with interest
e. description of this rarely magnificent
and attractive climber:
The genus Nina mamcd after Don Fran
cisco Nuvicr Nina, Il Mexican ministcr,l is
closely allied In lpomTa and resembles in
growth and its three lol,cd foliage the sew
cral species of this family. but totally diff
fcrcnt are the flowers as concerns their
form and their lovely colors. The flowers
appear on forll-like rncrlncs, bearing them
selves upright or almost erect out of the
dense and luxurious foliage, and present
thus with their bright colorS m cNtraol-
binary striking aspect; the flowers are,
rs buds. nj first bright red, hut change
through oransr yellow TO ycllowiSh white
when in full bloom. Another interesting
and most singular feature of this plant is,
that it retains the racemes developed ut
first during the whole Towering season;
the buds growing successfully nj the tops
of the raccncs. while Tie lower flowers
after blooming f"r IL considerable time
fade. bearing thus continually clusters of
flowers from the bottom up to the highest
vine of the plant. The oldest racclncs at
tanned Il length of fifteen to eighteen
inches by the end of September and pro-
tllCcl UNITY W lNit l'hSA
each, of which were six To ten in full
bloom or in colorcl buds at one time.
The tubc-likc flowers are horne uni
latcrally and almost horizontally on the
upright racclncs and measure when fully
developed t~hree-quartcrs of an inch in
length while the uppcrmost c%olorctl bud is
only onc-cighth of an inch long. This
plant is q rapid growing climber. Seeds
come in March, and the seedlings culti-
waited in pots until the middle of May,
when they We're planted out i'll the open
ground, at the beginning of August had
formed pyramids over eighteen feet in
height well furnished with luNuriant
foliage and profuscly covered with flowers.
1t is claimed for Nina Loluta that it
thrives well on sunny situations and is
we'll suited for covering arborS, trclliscs,
ETC., on account of its rapid growth and
great dimensions.
The Dickinson press., 1887-07-02
scr.ApEr FOR CLEANING HIVES

To make Il scrapcr like the one illus
tratcd, take a piece of steel as thick us a
heavy butcher knife, three and IL half
inches long. one and IL quarter or one and
Il half inches wide; punch or drill holes
half IN inch from each end half an inch
from one edge. These holes should he
about thrcc-eighths of an inch or Il little
less. The handle should he about six
inches long, direct measure, three and u
half inches at the end solid. and the part
next to the blade split and brought around
in Il bow. entering the holes in The blade
and rivctcd solid. The han.llc should he
set so as to give the blade Il little pitch,
something like q hoe. Now sharpen the
wide edge and el;h end. In use, the fore
finger can he inserted in the bow of the
handle.
The Dickinson press., 1887-07-02

AYRSHIRE, DUCHESS OF %sMlTHFIELD.
The .Ayr>llircs. which We're present in
next largest numbers to the Jerseys, were
headed by the Duchess of Smithiirld, the
best Ayrshire probably ever produced in
this country. This COW has II butter rec
ord of over nineteen pounds in IL week,
and II milk record of ovcr 10, 900 pounds
in IL year. Most of the Ayrshircs at the
exhibition We're dark red and white, the
f~uvorite colnrs.
There was a remarkably fine display of
Observation-Disclosures, including Clothildc,
the COW which leads the world with II milk
record of 2G.02l pounds in one year. Clio
thildc is IL large COW, weighing LOGO
pounds. and. like most good mixers, she
possesses the wedge form and shows cnor-
nous milk veins.
The Dickinson press., 1887-07-02
Profitable Strawberries.

In n report made by w. w. Farnsworth
TO the Ohio Horticultural society, this gem
tleman claims that the Crescent stands
clearly at the head of the list for profit on
sandy and loan soils. No staninatcs have
proved profitable with him, neither Sharp
less nor Wilson. While the Bidwcn prom
Uses well, it never performs. Downing
rusts badly. james Wick fails, except in
cultivated stools. Phelps is of small size.
Windsor is IL good market berry and Miner
docs we'll for home use and u near market.
Cumberland, though but Il moderate
bearer, is good, and the Queen, Il poor
bearer, is an excellent and handsome
berry. The Daniel Boone is somewhat
affected by rust.
The Dickinson press., 1887-07-02
Fruit Packages.

The refusal Of the commission of New
York city to return to fruit growers their
peach baskets, on the plea That it is too
much trouble to look after these, and the
refusal of the growers to give away their
fruit packages, on the plea that they can
not afford it, is causing no end of dissat-
isfaction. AT q recent convention of fruit
growers of Delaware and Maryland Il res
olution was adopted to dispense with the
services of all middlemen and make efforts
to get buyers to deal with the growers ut
their own orchards. 1t was resolucd to
organize branches of the fruit exchange
at all shipping points in the peninsula,
and by every means to discourage the
shipment of peaches on consignment; TO
sell only to commission men who will
agree to pay five cents each for all baskets
not returned,
The Dickinson press., 1887-07-02
THE IMroErEp GUERNSEY, JoI1E !

THE IMPORTED GUERNSEY, JoL1E II.
The Guernscys, a triile larger, reddcr
and more even tempered than the Jer-
scys, ma,!ea good show, being represented
i'll TIC entries by -four herds. III this OK
hibit WAS included one of the most IA
nous coN:, Of this breed in this country,
the imported Julie 2d.
An important lesson to be learned of
this show is that in the friendly rivalry
between exhibitors of the four leading
dairy breeds all have shown excellcnces
that insure each strain a continuance of
prosperity with its own advocates and adj
mirers. In a word, each breed has u suf-
ticient number of merits above the dis
tinctively American COW to win it Il COW
etcd place in the herds of IL country.
The Dickinson press., 1887-07-02

'l'ire blight' of the pear, the apple,
ounce, etc, is one of the most formida-
bic diseases to which fruit trees are liable.
Scientists differ in their opinions as to
whether it is caused by the sun, the at
mosphere or an insect. 1t attacks the
trees at different periods of the growing
season from June to September, and gen
orally in the young parts first; the leaves
flag, the sap becomes thick and brown,
oozing ont in glohules through the bark,
and has something of IL very disagreeable
odor, and the diseased branch or part
turns black, as if it were burned by fire.
When the pear tree is attacked it is diff
cult to Il it, the disease spreads so rap
idly. In apple and ounce it is less fatal,
rarely killing more thar Il portion of the
tree.
Authorities differ rs widely in their
treatment of fire blight as scientists do in
ascribing the cause of the disease. The
only effective and trustworthy treatment,
in our opinion, is to cut away the very
day the disease is discovered the blight
parts into the sound wood, where there is
not the slightest trace of disease; burn up
Immediately all the diseased portions cut
off. AS high authority as p. Barry y
''The only remedy for fire blight is to cut
instantly the blighted parts into the
healthy wood and burn them up imme-
diatcly." Charles Downing said: "When
the disease has actually appeared the only
remedy seems to be the knife and the saw,
most vigorously applied, to eradicate
every symptom of diseased and discolored
bark or wood. If you would save your
tree, cut at once on the first apparent
symptom of the disease, and be sure you
cut it clean out"
Twig blight attacks the young shoots of
the current seasons growth and causes
these to withcr and become brown or curly
in midsummer. The cause is unknown
and the injury is not materially great.
The remedy is cutting away at the first
appearance.
Apple blight, like the dreaded fire
| blight, is a serious disease. 1t attacks Il
whole branch or limb, and sometimes half
of the top is destroyed before the disease
becomes apparent to an ordinary observer.
Again, there is no remedy except to cut
away the diseased portions and burn
them up.
Pear leaf blight is a sort of rust that
appears on the leaves during July and
August, first in small brown spots. These
spread rapidly over the leaves until their
growth is stopped. To avoid the evil cf-
fects of leaf blight the great point is to get
a rapid, vigorous growth before mid
summer.
Many readers will doubtless be disap-
pointed because II long list of remedies
has not been given for the blight, such as
are advised from year to year by many
writer's. These have been avoided simply
because there is but Ole sure reuedy-the
heroic one already rccommended-cutting
away the diseased parts and destroying
them by fire.
The Dickinson press., 1887-07-02

SPORTING AND ATHLETIC,

Pat Sheedy now wants Knifton as an exer-
fighting bag for Sullivan.
The hackers of Jim Gore nave rushed him
to s to / i'll tho Kentucky Derby.
Tcemcr and Hamm are growing anxious
regarding the intentions of Ross and Lee as
to their challenge. They say they would like
to hear from Wallace and George pretty soon.
Burke has declared himself satisfied with
Glover's acceptance of his challenge, and says
the match will take place within ten weeks
and not more than 100 miles from Chicago.
Burke's hacker says that he is willing to in
crease the stakes to $4,000 a side.
Il. b. Conklin, who is over so years of age,
is lying dangerously i'll at Greenpoint, l.. l.
Mr.. Conklin is the gentleman who bred Rarus
and sold him for $4,000, and who gave So
600 for Wedgewood and sold him for $4,000.
He now OWNS King Wilkes, 2:::.21l, for whom
he has refused $4,000.
Mr.. William r. Travers, the New York
broker, who has been reported on his death
bed i'll Bermuda, is n thorough sport, and is
especially fond of n good, lively cock fight.
TO make everything pleasant and entertain
ing and to cheer his lonely hours while con-
fined to bed he sent to New York recently for
a pairof good game chickens, had them taken
to his room and amused himself while lying
helpless i'll watching them fight. The excite
ment seemed to do him good.
Very little is known of Baldwin's entry,
Pendennis, for the Kentucky Derby. He wa
sick last year; but started four times without
success. The impression is now abroad that
Baldwin will win the Derby with him if pos.
sible. The stable employees nave been back.
ing him in Louisville. Everything indicates
that the horse is doing well. The odd.
opened on him at %, dropped to GO and went
to 90. Pcndennis is in the same stable witt
Goliah; but it is thought Mr.. Baldwin means
the latter for the American Derby ut Chicago
For the second time in the history of til,
Sheffield handicaps, both tho Christmas ant
Shrovetide handicaps have been won by th
same man. This time the victor was j
Moore, of Wombwell. There were seventy
nine entries in the trial heats, seventy-five O
the best sprinters in the United Kingdom an,
four from this country. Moore was favorit
in the betting at the start, but was supersede,
by Ransom. Addison, Smith, Moore, Ransom
Ratclitf and Whitehead were within tw
yards OF each other i'll the time test.
The Dickinson press., 1887-07-02
Gapcs In Chickens.

Gapes in chickens isl Il result of worms
in the throat, and a removal of the worms
is u cure for the disease. This is most
commonly effected by passing Il quill
feather dipped in turpentine into the
throat and twisting it around until the
worms are dislodged. What causes these
worms is not clearly understood. Fumi-
eating with carbolic asid is recommended
in bad cases by Il good authority in poul-
try ailments, but care must be taken that
the chicks are not sutfocated by contin-
uing the treatment too long.
The Dickinson press., 1887-07-02
Driven Wells.

The United States supreme court has
determined that the real inventor of
driven wells has such u property in his iu-
vention as gives him, or persons claiming
under him, the exclusive right to use it,
and that the reissued patent recognizing
this state of the case is valid. Everybody,
therefore, must accommodate himself to
the law as thus laid down. Nelson
Green's patent, however, will not last
forever, and when it run out the people
will be in possession of a means of get
ting water that revolutionizes this impor-
tant service.
The Dickinson press., 1887-07-02
SITTING EoY,

1t may I've made of two soap boxes. if
other material is not mt hand. The side
of the top box should lie taken of and Il
Id made of it, using strips Of leather for
hinges. Il" afford ventilation, either bore
Il few large holes OH each side, near the
top, or cut IL small slit with Il fine saw IN
each side near the top. The two boxes
cam readily he joined by pieces of leather,
as shown in the illustration. The lower
box should he nearly filled with car,h and
pressed down, 50 as to make Il broad nest,
which is 10 he covered with Il little straw
or lay. This box can he used either in
door; or ont.
The Dickinson press., 1887-07-02
Mrs. Cleveland and Mrs. August Belmont
have found relationship through Commodore
Perry Of historic fame.
WHAT TRUE MERIT WILL DO.

The unprecedented sale of Boschcc's German
Syrup within Il few wears. has aStonishcd the
world. |, is without doubt the safest and best
remedy ever discovered for the speedy and circc-
tual curc of Coughs. Colds and the scvcrcst Lung
troubles. 1t acts on an entirely different principle
from the usual prescriptions given ny Physicians,
as it does not dry upa Cougland leave the disease
still in the system. but on the contrary removes
the cause of the trouble. heals the parts affected
and leaves them in u purely healthy condition. A
bottle kept in the house for use when the diseases
make their appearance. will save doctors hills and
long spell of serious illness. y trial Will con-
vince YOU of these facts. Ii is positively sold by
all druggists and general dealers in the land.
Price, IS cts., large bottles. Apr.5o-1y.
The Dickinson press., 1887-07-02
A Word About Drainage.

]. H. Gregory, the well known seeds
man, Mt Marblehead, Mass, in a talk on
drainage before a meeting of New England
farmers, said that stone drains with which
he has had considerable experience are a
waste of time and labor, and that no man
can afford to lay the same unless lie does
it to get rid of the stone. Tile, he affirmed,
has a vast capacity for carrying off water,
far greater than is generally supposed.
MI. Gregory advised that when laying tile
the trench is to be dug only just wide
enough to admit the tile. He also sug.